Eddie's Favorite Memory With His Dad & Advice For Foster Care Workers

Summary

---

The Bobby Bones Show – "Eddie's Favorite Memory With His Dad & Advice For Foster Care Workers"

Date: February 21, 2026
Host: Morgan (with Eddie)
Episode Theme: Listener Q&A – Eddie reflects on his most treasured moments with his father and shares heartfelt advice for foster care workers, along with candid talk on family, grilling, voice acting dreams, and letting go as a parent.

---

Episode Overview

In this intimate Best Bits Q&A, Morgan interviews Eddie from the Bobby Bones Show, diving into listener-submitted questions ranging from Eddie's favorite childhood memory with his dad, advice for foster care professionals, his passion for grilling and voiceover work, to navigating parenthood as his eldest prepares for post-high school life. Throughout, Eddie is open, funny, and genuine—offering heartfelt perspectives and memorable stories.

---

Key Discussion Points & Insights

---

1. The Foster Care Experience: Heart and Self-Care

[04:01 - 06:39]

• Eddie praises foster care workers as "sent from God," acknowledging the immense emotional challenge of the job.

• Shares how some long-term caseworkers can become desensitized, emphasizing the positive difference when workers maintain a fresh, passionate approach, often seen in those new to the field.

• Recalls ongoing relationships with dedicated caseworkers who remain part of their lives, celebrating their children's birthdays.

  "My advice is: the more you’re in it, try your best to just kinda act like it’s your first week on the job." – Eddie [05:38]

• Morgan highlights the importance of self-care: therapy, mental health breaks, and activities that help workers continue to care with empathy.

• The value of staying in contact even after the formal process ends, as caseworkers can be a beloved presence in children's lives.

---

2. Eddie’s Most Cherished Memory with His Dad

[06:48 - 09:16]

• Eddie's favorite memory is grilling with his dad on Friday nights—a tradition he keeps alive with his own kids.

• Describes the ritual: Dad at the grill, with a beer, making the process last ("Is it ready yet? 'Almost, almost.'"), using the time for solitude and joy.

  "Those memories...I think him by the grill, because on Friday nights, it was just always him with, like, beer and the grill...it would take him forever to cook because he loved grilling so much..." – Eddie [07:17]

• Relates to his father in small ways, like sharing "dad's algorithm" on TikTok, joking about Mexican comedians and memes.

• Morgan teases Eddie about his inevitable drift into his dad’s habits, both on the grill and online.

---

3. The Great Grill Debate: Picking the Best for Your Family

[09:37 - 13:51]

• Listeners ask Eddie for grill recommendations; he gives a passionate, detailed breakdown of the options:

  • Gas Grill: Convenient but lacks deep flavor ("A gas grill is...for someone who doesn't cook, like me, you just want to do burgers outside real quick.").
  • Charcoal: Traditional, more high-maintenance, tied to memories of his dad, but not Eddie’s favorite due to the effort required.
  • Flat Iron/Skillet (Blackstone): Eddie’s love for family breakfasts—cooks a feast (bacon, eggs, pancakes) all at once for his large family.
  • Pellet Smoker: The top recommendation—versatile, easy-to-use, provides rich, varied smoke flavor. Eddie prefers electric models but dreams of a full wood smoker.

• The segment is filled with humor: Morgan imagines Eddie’s backyard as a "grill graveyard," while Eddie maintains it’s his "sports car garage" of grills.

  "It's not a graveyard...Picture like a cool sports car garage...Like a Ferrari and a Lambo..." – Eddie [14:47]

---

4. Eddie’s Voice Acting Ambitions (+ Butch Hartman Visit)

[15:25 - 20:02]

• On pursuing voice acting: Eddie calls it his "dream," expressing both excitement and insecurity after seeing what Fairly OddParents creator Butch Hartman expects in a variety of voices.

• Demonstrates a "Latino mouse" and a "cow" voice—playfully, if not expertly.

• Morgan encourages Eddie to try improv or acting classes, underscoring the importance of not caring what others think.

  "The dream is to become a voice actor. Like, how freaking cool would that be?" – Eddie [18:34]

• Both discuss the difficulty of improvisation—not giving a crap what others think—relating it to parenthood and personal growth.

---

5. "Why Doesn't Eddie Do What He Says He'll Do?" – On Kidney Donation & Show Antics

[21:26 - 24:28]

• Addressing a listener’s playful jab about Eddie’s follow-through, he revisits being pressured to donate a kidney after one offhand remark on air.

• Explains the difference between voicing a hopeful intention and being committed, bristling at how show banter can snowball into public challenges.

  "I said one time that that would be something cool. I would love to do that someday. How cool is it when someone donates a kidney to someone else?" – Eddie [22:29]

---

6. Parenting: Letting Go as Kids Grow

[24:28 - 29:47]

• Eddie discusses his oldest son’s impending high school graduation and college decisions—balancing local vs. distant schools.

• Hopes his son will venture out and build independence, though he’d love him to stay close.

• Morgan gives advice from her parents: "You can always come home, but you can’t always go there," urging him to reassure his son that big decisions aren’t permanent.

• Eddie reflects on the bittersweet feeling of having his "glue" son, who balances relationships between siblings, ready to leave the nest.

• Both talk about the shifting norms of school timelines, redshirting, and "victory laps" in college.

  "He's the glue...He's so good with the younger boys...He loves hanging out with them...I'm gonna miss for sure having him around." – Eddie [27:13]

---

Memorable Quotes & Listener Nuggets

• On importance of empathy in foster work: "Try your best to just act like it's your first week on the job." – Eddie [05:38]
• On grilling legacy: "Every time I try something new, I want him so bad...to see what I made." – Eddie [07:17]
• On voiceover dreams: "The dream is to become a voice actor. Like, how freaking cool would that be?" – Eddie [18:34]
• On letting kids go: "You can always come back here, but you can't always go there." – Morgan [26:21]
• On parenthood: "I can't just do what I want because...I have eyeballs looking at me all the time." – Eddie [19:52]
• On family bonds: "He's the glue of all the boys...I'm gonna miss for sure having him around." – Eddie [27:13]

---

Notable Lighthearted Moments

• Morgan’s playful disbelief at Eddie’s grilling gadget "graveyard" [14:47].
• Eddie’s spontaneous, self-deprecating voice acting tryouts as a Latino mouse and cow [16:10].
• Discussion on being left behind during a cruise, and the logistics of "disappearing" on an island [30:11].

---

Timestamps of Key Segments

• [04:01] Foster care worker advice & emotional self-care
• [06:48] Eddie’s favorite memory with his dad (grilling)
• [09:37] Which grill is best? Eddie’s breakdown of options and family stories
• [15:25] Eddie on voice acting and Butch Hartman’s visit
• [21:26] The "kidney donation" saga—Eddie on show follow-through
• [24:28] Eddie’s eldest son’s college plans & Morgan’s advice
• [27:13] Bittersweet high school graduation discussion
• [30:11] Cruise shenanigans: Eddie jokes about "disappearing" on an island

---

Conclusion

This episode shines as a heartfelt, funny, and candid conversation. Eddie offers practical wisdom and warm stories about family, foster care, life changes, aspirations, and what it means to show up authentically—even when it means laughing at oneself or letting go. The sincerity and humor make it rich in both advice and entertainment for listeners new and old.

---

Transcript

[Morgan]

This is an iHeart podcast, guaranteed human

[Podcast Narrator]

on the Adventures of Curiosity Cove podcast, what if there's more to the story than we've been told? This Black History Month Adventures of Curiosity Cove invites families into a playful mystery that blends history, science and imagination. As Ella and her friends investigate a missing peanut butter case, they uncovered the legacy of a brilliant innovator, George Washington Carver, and learned how curiosity fuels creativity. In this Black History Month adventure, Adventures of Curiosity Cove shows kids that asking questions, thinking creatively and imagining what's possible can lead to amazing discoveries. Because history isn't boring, it's full of surprises at Curiosity Cove. Listen to Adventures at Curiosity Cove every Monday from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Show Announcer]

Best Bits of the Week with Morgan.

[Podcast Narrator]

It's listener Q and A time where

[Show Announcer]

Morgan and a show member answer almost all your questions.

[Morgan]

What's up part 3ers? Thanks for hanging out on the Best Bits this weekend. Eddie is joining me. What's up, Eddie?

[Eddie]

What's up, Morgan?

[Morgan]

If you want to check out part one, we just had a very in depth, life altering conversation.

[Eddie]

Oh, the Brain buster is awesome.

[Morgan]

We had a lot of fun, so go check that out. But for right now, if you're listening to this, it's question time, so start with some shout outs. Can't wait to see you guys next week on the cruise. Leah in Pennsylvania.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I can't wait. That's gonna be awesome.

[Morgan]

So much fun.

[Eddie]

However, like the picture you took of me. Rude.

[Morgan]

I needed a picture of you to post questions.

[Eddie]

Rude.

[Morgan]

That's true.

[Eddie]

You surprised me. No, I had my reading glasses on and you and Lunchbox love to snap pictures of me when I have my reading glasses on.

[Morgan]

You know how many things I've posted of you for questions and you've never had them on. You just happened to have them there. When I needed to take a picture,

[Eddie]

I was reading something.

[Morgan]

I wasn't going to wait for you 20 minutes to take off the glasses, Carly from New Mexico. No question. I just love Eddie. He's the most genuine on the show.

[Eddie]

Oh, thank you, Carly.

[Morgan]

I don't know. I'd argue with her, but it's okay that you are.

[Eddie]

That you're the most genuine.

[Morgan]

No, you're not. Just that nobody is genuine. You are. I just like to give you crap.

[Eddie]

Although I was talking to someone yesterday. They were asking me about like Lunchbox and everything. Like, is it. I get. I mean, that's the question I get asked all the Time. Is Lunchbox really like that? Yes. The answer is yes.

[Morgan]

He's very loud and very obnoxious sometimes.

[Eddie]

Yeah. And I don't. We kept talking about something a little bit, and I was just like, man, like, we yap. Like, we yap all the time. Like, that's just what we do. Like, we yap and. Cause somebody quoted me on something. I'm like, dude, sometimes, like, I just say crap, and then I'm driving home, like, why did I say that?

[Morgan]

You know how many times, like, people write things to me in dm? They're like, oh, responding to this. I'm like, honestly, I miss that. I have no idea what you're talking about. I was doing something else. So, sure, I'll pass along the message, but I'm not quite sure what that was.

[Eddie]

Well, and I tell people, too, because they're always like, you know, like, oh, do you ever just kind of just say things like, yeah, all the time. Because can you imagine if I didn't? If, say, Bobby asked you something and you took 10 seconds to, like, let me think about that.

[Morgan]

Yeah, we don't get thinking time.

[Eddie]

No, you don't get 10 seconds to think about that. You're just like, yes, this is why. And then you're just like, why did I say that?

[Morgan]

Literally, not even an easy trivia. You get five seconds. You don't get thinking time there, either.

[Eddie]

It's stressful. Yeah.

[Morgan]

So really, we're just talking out of our, like, mush area of our brain where it's like, what can come out right now?

[Eddie]

I would say about 95 of it, though. 95% of it. I'm just kind of like, that's. I mean. Yeah, that's. That's right. Like, that's right. And then that 5%. I'm always just like, what am I thinking? Like, you idiot. Why'd you say that?

[Morgan]

I'm not good at lying. I've never been a good liar. So, like, you're just going to hear whatever's going through my brain, right? Not as right, but you're going to hear it. Is there any advice he has on being a good foster care worker from the parent point of view? That's Lindsay.

[Eddie]

Ooh, yes. This is interesting. I think foster care workers are just sent from God. It's such hard work. And I think. Okay, this goes back to a little bit. Something we were talking about in the first part is I think a lot of people that I worked with while we were foster parents were a little desensitized because, again, you Deal with hundreds and hundreds of kids in thousands of different scenarios coming from different places. And I know that I've dealt with foster. I guess they were like caseworkers. Dealt with caseworkers that were veterans, that were like, had been there 20 years and not very helpful because they were more desensitized towards the situation. But then you would work with someone who just started two months ago. And I'm not kidding when I tell you that we are still in touch with some of those, like, still on birthdays, they will call and be like, well, you don't have a birthday for us. Because they were so young at it. They were so young and it was so new and they put all their heart into it. And I loved that. And they're lifelong friends of ours now because of that. And we're partners in our child's life. Like, they helped us get better at being foster parents, and we were foster parents, and so we just helped each other with all that. And it was a special bond between us. So my advice is, the more you're in it, try your best to just kind of act like it's your first week on the job. Because I've seen some workers that just kind of don't have it anymore. And it's just. It's just a 9 to 5 or not 9 to 5, because they do work a lot of hours, but it's just another job to them.

[Morgan]

Well, and to that point, maybe the way that you can continue doing that is making sure you're taking care of yourself. Like, because it is such a. Gosh, emotionally, just you see some of the worst parts of humanity, I would imagine the worst. So just make sure you're taking care of yourself to keep providing that, whether that's going to therapy or finding ways that takes care of you and like a, you know, mental health aspect of taking walks and getting out and taking trips when you need to take trips and doing that. So maybe that's how they can help.

[Eddie]

Stay in that and those phone calls once the foster process is over. They love to hear from you. I know my kids. They still know their caseworkers. They remember. Well, one of them does remembers the caseworker. And whenever he talks to her, he's like, that's so cool. I love that it's a big part of their life.

[Morgan]

So you play a significant role in it, for sure. That's a good question. What's your favorite memory with your dad? That's from Erica.

[Eddie]

Man, I have a lot of favorite memories with my dad. I think the One that keeps coming up is just grilling with them. That one comes up a lot, because I grill a lot. And so whenever I'm grilling on, like, a Friday night, to me it automatically just goes to him. Grilling on a Friday night. Cause that's what you do.

[Morgan]

Like, do you picture it? Like, do you feel like he's right there with you in a way?

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. Yes. All the time. And, like, we would always. The older I got, we would always kind of exchange pictures of stuff we made. You know, like, check this out. I made spare ribs. And, you know, he'd be like, oh, yeah, check this out. I made this. And, like, I kind of just remember him showing off what he cooked. And anytime I try something new, I want him so bad. Just be like, oh, my gosh, dude, you would love to see what I made, and you would love it. And he would always be the critic of just being like, it's pretty good, you know, or like, ooh, that could be better. I think you might have overdone it, you know, on this one. So, like, I just. Those memories, I think him by the grill, because on Friday nights, it was just always him with, like, beer and the grill and, like, it would take him forever to cook because he loved grilling so much that, like, I feel like the meat would be ready in 30 minutes.

[Morgan]

He's really good at it.

[Eddie]

And. No, no. And then he would move it to the cool side of the pit, you know, and, like, where it would just keep warm and then keep drinking. And every hour we'd be like, is it ready yet? He's like, almost. Almost.

[Morgan]

He wanted his time.

[Eddie]

Yeah, it's like, it's been two hours, dad. Is it ready? He's like, almost.

[Morgan]

I bet you could relate to that. Wanting solitude for a little bit now with all your kids.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. He would. He would just sit outside with the radio, just have the grill on, you know, by himself. On a little, like, a little.

[Morgan]

That was his version of doom scrolling.

[Eddie]

Yes. No, no, no. Don't get me wrong. He was a doom scroller. Don't get me wrong. And that's. Oh, that's a funny thing too. I texted my sister recently because I feel like I've gotten his algorithm, which is a bunch of Mexican dudes, like, telling jokes. And, like, I've gotten. Maybe it was Bad Bunny or something got me to that algorithm of, like, these Mexican guys just, like, telling these funny jokes and, like, or doing funny dances. And I sent it to my sister. I'm like, I think I got Dad's algorithm. Like, I'm stuck on Dad's because he would always send us stupid tiktoks of like, check this out.

[Morgan]

That's funny.

[Eddie]

Yeah. He was a doomscroller. I bet.

[Morgan]

You know what? Wherever he is right now, I bet he is. He messed with you so hard, and he was liking photos and videos, so that would become your algorithm.

[Eddie]

Yeah, probably. Probably.

[Morgan]

Oh, that's sweet. Okay, speaking of the grill, I did have somebody ask. This is kind of a one off. Ask what kind of grill they should get.

[Eddie]

Ooh.

[Morgan]

Because her and her husband are on different sides of it, they can't agree on which one to get. Okay, so let me.

[Eddie]

Do they have the options?

[Morgan]

Yeah. She said, my husband and I are in seeking a new outdoor girl. We have very different perspectives on what we like. Which is Eddie's. Which is Eddie's highest recommendation with most use and why? Charcoal, glass, Gas.

[Eddie]

Gas.

[Morgan]

Yeah, Gas. Flat top skillet or smoker?

[Eddie]

This is so good. Okay. It's a great question. Great question. I love all those things, but for different reasons. But I will tell you, the one that I use the most is the smoker. Because if you get an electric smoker, it's shaped like a regular barbecue pit. Right?

[Morgan]

It's not shaped like the egg.

[Eddie]

No, it's shaped like a regular barbecue pit with, like an electrical box next to it.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Eddie]

And so the smoker is a pellet smoker. And when you go to the store and you buy, like, pellets, which is just wood, compressed wood into pellets. So you can buy mesquite wood, oak, wood, hickory, cherry.

[Morgan]

Oh. And it changes your smoke flavor.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. Depending on what you're cooking.

[Morgan]

That's fun. I only know that because of alcohol drinks.

[Eddie]

So that is my favorite thing. Yes, yes, yes, yes. They do that with bourbons and. Yeah, yes, exactly. And so, like, the smoker is almost kind of like a chemist's dream where you can just try all these different things. And if you just want to do a steak like you would on a gas grill, you can do it in the smoker. You just pump that sucker up to 400 degrees. 450. And it's hot.

[Morgan]

So would you say the smoker is the most versatile?

[Eddie]

Yes, yes. And you can also. The smoke gives whatever you're cooking extra flavor. A gas grill doesn't do that. So I. I would take gas grill out.

[Morgan]

Oh, completely.

[Eddie]

A gas grill is. Is something for someone that doesn't cook, like me. So, like, you and you just want to do burgers outside Real quick.

[Morgan]

Or like a veggie, you know?

[Eddie]

Sure, yeah. Sorry, Sorry.

[Morgan]

This is why I know nothing about girls.

[Eddie]

A mushroom.

[Morgan]

It's funny to me.

[Eddie]

You want to grill a mushroom?

[Morgan]

I hate mushrooms, actually. You know, that's one thing that peeves me so bad about being a vegetarian is everybody uses mushrooms.

[Eddie]

They do, because they do mushroom fajitas. Like, have you seen that?

[Morgan]

Yes.

[Eddie]

So stupid.

[Morgan]

There's mushrooms on everything. And I'm like, stop putting mushrooms in everything.

[Eddie]

So someone like you gas grill charcoal. Little more high maintenance. You gotta, like, get the charcoal, pile it up, and then put charcoal fluid and then light it up and wait about 30 minutes for it to heat up. Kind of a pain in the butt. Old school grilling. That's the way my dad did it. Okay, cool, right? Not my favorite. The flat iron. The skillet. Dude, that thing is so freaking awesome. Like, that is my love.

[Morgan]

That's like the. Where you kind of do, like, the tabachi. Yeah. Thank you. I was doing flipping hands.

[Eddie]

You see my videos where I do the eggs and whatever. Like, it's so cool because, like, for a family like mine, I have four kids, I can do breakfast for everyone. And it'll be ready in 10 minutes because I can do 10 eggs at one time.

[Morgan]

Do you do pancakes, too?

[Eddie]

I could do all bacon, French toast, all pancakes, all French toast. All in one skillet.

[Morgan]

That's cool.

[Eddie]

All in one. Why am I going blank? It's called. It's a Blackstone.

[Morgan]

How many grills do you have?

[Eddie]

So I have a gas. A regular gas grill. I have a smoker, and I have the flat.

[Morgan]

I'm just picturing your backyard is just full of different variations of a grill.

[Eddie]

Yes. And my wife is getting frustrated with that. Yes.

[Morgan]

Like, literally, it looks like a. In my head, it looks like a grill graveyard.

[Eddie]

Yes. But it's not, though, because they're all in good condition.

[Morgan]

I know.

[Eddie]

A graveyard. It's like.

[Morgan]

I know, but that's just like, what I'm picturing.

[Eddie]

It's like a fancy car garage. And. And. And I have my eye on a real smoker that's like, for real wood.

[Morgan]

That's different than the other smoker.

[Eddie]

The. The pellets. Electric. It's. It's. It's easy, but it's kind of a cop out because you buy pellets at the grocery store, you put them in that bin, you turn the knob, and it heats it up and it starts smoking easy. I want to kind of start doing

[Morgan]

it the right way or creating your own little wood pellets.

[Eddie]

No, Where I go get wood, chop it up, and I put it in the smoker and like, light it up and open valves and close valves to where the right smoke amount is in there. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Like, really start to really do it. Make your own magic.

[Eddie]

So I got my eyes on a smoker. Like, it's kind of might be my next step, but for her, I think to answer the question, I know this is long winded. It's the pellet smoker.

[Morgan]

The pellet smoker.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Good starting point.

[Eddie]

Yes. And you're gonna love it. There's so much you can do with it.

[Morgan]

Gonna get rid of one of your grills to then get this potential new one.

[Eddie]

No.

[Morgan]

Okay. More of the graveyard. Got it.

[Eddie]

No. And the real smoker is big.

[Morgan]

Like, I imagine they're all big.

[Eddie]

No, like, big like the size of this desk. How long is this desk?

[Morgan]

Oh, gosh, it has to be every bit. I mean, I'm eight, five foot, so eight, nine.

[Eddie]

No, ten.

[Morgan]

It's probably like six or I'm like, laying on the table. It's like six or seven.

[Eddie]

Six or seven. Legit, legit smoker.

[Morgan]

That's insane.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I mean, there's one. I saw that you can. I can pull with my Jeep. Second ticket places.

[Morgan]

You're gonna be like, oh, my gosh, I see some of those guys at like, the farmer's market.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

[Morgan]

Is that what you're trying to work into now?

[Eddie]

Possibly it's your next one.

[Morgan]

Possibly that's the only way you're gonna. Your wife is gonna allow you to have that.

[Eddie]

I know. I bring some kind of money. I know.

[Morgan]

Oh, my gosh, Eddie, I seriously can't stop picturing a graveyard. That's really what I picture.

[Eddie]

It's not a graveyard picture. Picture like a cool sports car garage.

[Morgan]

Yeah. It's just not the same picture.

[Eddie]

Like a Ferrari and a Lambo and.

[Morgan]

No, I'm like a backyard. It has green grass. It's pretty.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

But then you just like, all around the yard, there's just like, girls. That's what I'm picturing.

[Eddie]

No, they're all tucked in one area. My mom. My mom. My wife gives me a little area. Like, that's your area. Do whatever you want.

[Morgan]

It's like your guy cave game.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Outside. Outside.

[Morgan]

All right, we're gonna take a quick break. We'll be back with a few more questions. I love Eddie's voice. Is he going to be pursuing more voiceover jobs and in Delaware?

[Eddie]

Gosh, I wish. And, like, that's my dream.

[Morgan]

Okay. Did the situation with Butch make you want to do it more, or did it deter you a little bit?

[Eddie]

Interesting question. The situation. The situation with Butch.

[Morgan]

And by the way, I'm talking about Butch Hartman. He was on the show this week. He was a creator. Fairly oddparents. He was a surprise guest.

[Eddie]

And it was awesome. It was awesome having him in there. It gave me. It put a little bit of fear into me. A little bit.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Because of how much he wanted of variety voices. I don't know if I have a lot of variety voices. Like, hey, man, like, what's up? I'm a mouse. Hey, I make you tacos. Like, I can do that.

[Morgan]

Were you a Latino mouse?

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, Latino mouse. Right? Or I can do, like. I don't know. What do you want me to do?

[Morgan]

Do a cow.

[Eddie]

A cow. Okay, so I'm a cow.

[Morgan]

That sounds a lot like Eeyore.

[Eddie]

I like to graze. I chew grass all day.

[Morgan]

This is good, though.

[Eddie]

Yeah. You know, but. But I don't know. He kind of. The way his voices were, were so, like, hey, everybody. Like, I am so this. What? I don't know if I could do that. And I feel like if I did that, I would just hurt my. My. My throat.

[Morgan]

Okay. Well, a few things. One being that I do think if you're an animated character, you have to be animated.

[Eddie]

I know, I know.

[Morgan]

Like, and I think that's what you're seeing with him.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Truly, where the. The animation comes into play is, like, you have to portray everything through a voice.

[Eddie]

Right.

[Morgan]

So every emotion, everything is only coming through a voice versus on real acting. Not that we're talking in person acting. You're using everything to convey a message.

[Eddie]

Right.

[Morgan]

So that's why voice acting is very animated. I think that's what you were hearing with.

[Eddie]

I felt like I wasn't ready.

[Morgan]

True.

[Eddie]

You know what I mean? Do you know what I mean? And the dude was there in the room. Like, Butch was there. This is the guy you want to impress. And Lunchbox, of course, was over the top and all that, and he loved that. And I don't know if I have that energy.

[Morgan]

Okay. Another thing. You don't need to have that energy because there's multiple rules.

[Eddie]

Right.

[Morgan]

There's all kinds. You do need that energy for some. Now, you need to be loud. You need to be, like, unwavering in the confidence. But it doesn't mean you have to be that type of what Lunchbox was.

[Eddie]

Sure.

[Morgan]

That's Needed. That's more needed than most because of that energy, but all exist.

[Eddie]

But I feel like with Butch, there's so many people that want to be voice actors that you kind of have to stand out.

[Morgan]

True.

[Eddie]

But you know what I mean, if

[Morgan]

you listen to him closely, he said you just really need one voice that stands out. So you just have to find one voice.

[Eddie]

That's my mouse. Hey man, I'm a mouse. I make tacos.

[Morgan]

I use the same line again. Might have to give him a little bit more vocabulary.

[Eddie]

Okay, fine, I make spicy tacos.

[Morgan]

A little bit more than that. But he said that like, yes, you do have to have range and you have to have variety if you want to. But there's also spongebob who created an entire career out of being one character.

[Eddie]

Right.

[Morgan]

So if you do something really good, there's still a potential for that one role.

[Eddie]

Dude, that's the dream. The dream is to become a voice actor. Like how freaking cool would that be?

[Morgan]

I will say another thing that can help if you decide that you want to do this is, is to go into to improv or acting classes.

[Eddie]

Oh, really?

[Morgan]

Is genuinely some of the best lessons in general of just interacting with people. But also acting was when I took acting classes in college and improv classes.

[Eddie]

I always think of Michael Scott in the improv class. You ever see that one? Yeah, he's got the gun. Like, Michael, put the gun away.

[Morgan]

It's kind of what it is. And honestly, it's really nerve wracking. You know, I bet it is to stand in front of 15 people and be next to somebody and you just have to improvise on something and you're like, what am I supposed? Like that's a skill.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And you can learn it. Certainly that's why I learned I was not good at it because I don't like being uncomfortable.

[Eddie]

And you gotta not give a crap. Like that's what's really hard. Like I give so much craps same. You know, and I used to not be like this. Like I used to be so carefree. Like we were Talking about part one. 10 year old self didn't give a crap. 25 year old self didn't give a Crap. 46 year old self give a lot of crap. You know, mainly maybe because I have kids or like I was gonna say,

[Morgan]

your kids have probably created a whole lot of different empathy in you that maybe didn't exist before.

[Eddie]

I can't just do what I want because, you know, I have eyeballs looking at me all the time. So like, maybe that's it. I don't know. But I do feel like this voice acting stuff, you have to really not give a crap.

[Morgan]

You do.

[Eddie]

And, like, take direction and be like, oh, not good enough. Okay, cool. Throw that out. Let's start new. Not care.

[Morgan]

Yep. You very much have to. You have to, like, everything has to roll off of you. And you genuinely. And that's why I found I was not good at improv, was because I cared what everybody thought.

[Eddie]

You weren't good at it.

[Morgan]

I was good in. In coming up with things and coming up with plots and so your mind.

[Eddie]

Your mind was sharp.

[Morgan]

Yeah, but I was not good. I was always uncomfortable. I was like, I can't do this. I don't want to stand in front of people and then just watch me and have opinions on me for no reason.

[Eddie]

Is that why you are R2D2 because you were just in a can?

[Morgan]

Yeah, that one. But I did, like, I acted in that one. Even in improv class. They wanted us.

[Eddie]

We.

[Morgan]

I was in a play in college, and I did it and I loved it, but I just don't. I don't have that little thing where it's like, I just don't mind being uncomfortable. I really hate uncomfortable situations. And you need that. Yeah, but that's something that can be learned. All things that can be learned. And improv can help you learn that. Okay, so that's why I say take improv.

[Eddie]

Okay. And we'll just Google.

[Morgan]

Yeah. There's improv classes everywhere.

[Eddie]

That sounds fun.

[Morgan]

And I want to do it online. I do it in person.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Because it's so hard to do that over an Internet thing. Like, in person. With a human interaction.

[Eddie]

Yeah. With a group of people.

[Morgan]

Different. Yeah. It just helps you in real life, too.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Like, gives you different skills. Okay, that was a good one. Why does Eddie never do what he says he's gonna do? Brian from Tennessee.

[Eddie]

Ryan, stop. I do. I do things. This goes back to like.

[Morgan]

And mind you, I don't feel this way. I just put this here so you can speak for yourself.

[Eddie]

Okay, you know what? I want to address the main topic. Kidneys.

[Morgan]

Just kidneys. I think you've also mentioned donating some other things, so I think you should say bodies.

[Eddie]

We're going to do fine. Bodies. Donating organs. Look, this all started, and Bobby's always going to try to tell the story the way he remembers it. Let me tell you how it really happened. I read a story about someone donating a kidney, and I said, that would be so cool. I would love to do that someday. All I said, and I still believe it. And they're like, okay, big shot, you really want to do it someday, then do it. And then it turned into, like, whoa, whoa. Like, now. I'm not ready to do it right now. Oh, there's Eddie doing something. Not doing something that he said he was going to do. This is how it all started, guys. This is not to say that I may donate a kidney someday, just not now.

[Morgan]

I don't know that you made it any better for yourself. I'm being honest.

[Eddie]

To me, I'm making perfect sense. I said one time that that would be something cool. I would love to do that someday. How cool is it when someone donates a kidney to someone else?

[Morgan]

Okay. Yes. It's so cool. And more people should be, you know, donors if they feel comfortable doing it. But any. You have worked on the show long enough to know that you can't say anything.

[Eddie]

I know.

[Morgan]

Me saying something at a lunch that wasn't even involved on the show got me singing to a national audience that I wasn't even supposed to be singing to.

[Eddie]

That was a fun lunch with your parents.

[Morgan]

And you and Lunchbox did that, mind you.

[Eddie]

Okay? Your mom. Your mom's the one that told us.

[Morgan]

And you guys took it and you ran with it.

[Eddie]

I believe your mom was the one that said. Has Morgan told you guys? Yeah, when she said that, because it was. It was me, Lunchbox, you, your mom, and your dad. Right? Yeah, that's just. Just them, too.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Uh, and what happened? What were you thinking when your mom said that?

[Morgan]

Well, I was like.

[Eddie]

Were you like, oh, crap.

[Morgan]

Well, I. I was more just like, what is she about to say? I feel like I've, like, said everything. I'm kind of an open book. And then she started talking about that. I was like, whoa, that was deep in the archives.

[Eddie]

And then did you see the eyeball, like, me and Lunchbox's eyeballs kind of get a little wider? Yes.

[Morgan]

I think I even remember saying to you guys after that, I was like, do not prep that. What did you guys do?

[Eddie]

I prepped it. Did we say we weren't going to prep it? No, no, of course not.

[Morgan]

And I knew you would, but I was like, nowhere in my mind was I like, this is gonna turn into something.

[Eddie]

That was a funny bit. That was a funny bit.

[Morgan]

So all that to say, Eddie, you know when you say one thing on

[Eddie]

the show and what did I say? I would love to do that someday. Yeah.

[Morgan]

And you said one thing, and you Know what? It snowballed.

[Eddie]

So if I was at a, you know, a dinner with people and I said, gosh, that's so cool when people donate kidneys. I would love to do that someday. Everyone at the dinners be like, we'll do it, big shot. No, they wouldn't. They would just be like, yeah, yeah, that would be cool to do something.

[Morgan]

If you were at a dinner like the one that we were all at then. Yes.

[Eddie]

That's why. Oh, man. What was the guy's name?

[Morgan]

Brian.

[Eddie]

Shut up, Brian.

[Morgan]

Has your oldest decided. We have a few kid questions. Has your oldest decided on his post high school plans? James in Virginia.

[Eddie]

He wants to go to college. He's deciding between two colleges.

[Morgan]

Local or far away?

[Eddie]

One local, one far away. Ooh. And it's kind of. It's exciting. He hasn't visited one. He's visited one of them, but he hasn't visited the other. That's coming up. I think in the next couple months, he's gonna visit the other school, and then he'll make a decision, and then we'll see. Part of it. Part of me is, like, wanting him to go far so he can go experience life a little bit. Because if he was local, I feel like he's the type to just come home every other day and eat dinner with us, which I would love that. Like, I'd love to see him every other day. But for him, I think he would need the space and, like, just so he can go kind of like. Like you were saying, be uncomfortable for a little bit, you know, and like. Cause he will be uncomfortable. He loves being home. He loves. We have a great relationship with him where he, like, loves to be with us and around us. So I think he's a little scared to go far, but that's so normal.

[Morgan]

Something you should tell him. Suggestion. Because something that really helped me when I was considering schools and stuff was just. My parents were like, you can always come home. You can always come home, man.

[Eddie]

If I told him that, he would. But part of me wants to be like, hey, you're not allowed to come home.

[Morgan]

Don't say that. But I mean, like, in. They told me that in a sense, like, go out and do the things that seem scary. Go do them. This is your chance to do that.

[Eddie]

This is when you already committed to Kansas State.

[Morgan]

It was like, when I was trying to make decisions and, like. And even, like, college, when I was considering moving to Nashville. And, like, you know, it was hard. Like, they didn't want to see me leave at the end of the day. But it was like, you can always come back here, but you can't always go there.

[Eddie]

Oh, I like that. Okay, I see what you're saying.

[Morgan]

Like, go and do this now while you can. While this is an opportunity.

[Eddie]

You can always move back, and you

[Morgan]

can always come back here. You know what I mean? Like, he can go, and if he goes for a semester, he's like, this is the worst thing I've ever done. I don't want to do this. Yeah, he can come back. You know what I mean?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And maybe that might encourage him to, like, take that leap a little bit further.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Because I never really thought about that. I thought that everything was permanent. Once I made a decision, I made that decision, and I had to stay there.

[Eddie]

It feels like that.

[Morgan]

That's what it does.

[Eddie]

It feels like this is so permanent. It's not.

[Morgan]

But having that, like, pad to kind of fall into in case something does go wrong made me feel a little bit braver to go after things.

[Eddie]

That's cool.

[Morgan]

You know what I mean?

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Morgan]

So suggestion. I like it if it helps. So maybe you can get him to explore life a little bit.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I like that.

[Morgan]

All right. And the last one, I think this is kind of go. What you're talking about. Are you ready for him to graduate high school, or is it bittersweet? Laura in Texas?

[Eddie]

Oh, it's bittersweet for sure, because he's. He's the glue. Like, he's the glue of all the boys because he's older, but he. He's so good with the younger boys where, like, he's not the one that, like, see my older brother, we were six years apart. He would go hang out with his buddies and, like, never hang out with me, you know? But, like, my son, he's really good at being like, I'll hang out with them. Like, they're fun to hang out with. So he has his buddy time, and he has the things he does with his friends, but he also loves hanging out with them, play video games with them, which, like, I'm gonna miss for sure having him around. And then he loves watching movies. I want to miss watching movies with him and then talking about the movies for two hours after the movie. As annoying as that is, sometimes I'm going to miss it for sure.

[Morgan]

Is the place that he's considering to go somewhere that would be fun to go visit.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Oh, for sure. And what's cool is we have family by there, like, an hour away. So it would be a place that we would visit all the time.

[Morgan]

Oh, that's awesome.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Which will make it fun. Even more fun.

[Eddie]

And he would have family nearby, so I don't know. It's completely up to him. We're leaving it up to him. We're able to do either one. Obviously my wife and I have a preference, but I mean, whatever he wants. It's his life, it's his future.

[Morgan]

And that's coming up this year, right?

[Eddie]

No, he's next year.

[Morgan]

So next May.

[Eddie]

He'll be graduating next May.

[Morgan]

Okay. My counting is all off.

[Eddie]

Yes, well, the age throws people off.

[Morgan]

Well, it's hard. You either you're like go in. They either throw you in like the deep end where you're the youngest or you're thrown to be the oldest.

[Eddie]

Yeah. I mean, it's so funny. Like just the age thing is interesting because growing up is like people being held back was so such a thing. That didn't happen. Now it's so normal that like you, you say like, hey, what grade are you in? Like, oh, I'm in this grade. How old are you? Then there you like, okay, got it. Because it's not like, oh, you're in sixth grade. Okay, cool. You're, you know, 11 or whatever sixth

[Morgan]

grade is also, it's no different. You know how many people that were at college who were on like their friggin, I don't know, third victory lap?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

You know what I mean?

[Eddie]

I was in a six year college.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that was most people, like, it was like, okay, what victory lap are you on now?

[Eddie]

Yeah, I mean it just, it just really. School is hard for certain kids and they're better at it when they're older.

[Morgan]

Yep.

[Eddie]

Socially and academically. So like it's. Yeah, well.

[Morgan]

And again, I think we've had that conversation before. School is not for everybody.

[Eddie]

No, it's not. We have had that conversation.

[Morgan]

This is why you should also look into the industrial revolution because it's also iPhone. And you're like, dang, we really didn't have to go to school like that.

[Eddie]

Why are we still doing this?

[Morgan]

It's going to blow your mind. I'm just saying, based on like you're feeling all that. Anyways, that's in part one.

[Eddie]

Yeah, it's all in there. If you don't know what we're talking about, go check it out.

[Morgan]

All right, we're getting out of here. Eddie, thanks for joining.

[Eddie]

Thank you, Morgan. That was fun.

[Morgan]

Good weekend.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Morgan]

And you can find him at producer

[Eddie]

Eddie or on a boat next week. We'll be on the boat in the Caribbean.

[Morgan]

We'll be cruising. We may not get Eddie to come back, dude.

[Eddie]

You may not. Like, I may be one of those that gets off because I told someone, like, dude, if I get off on that one of those islands and fall in love, I ain't coming back.

[Morgan]

Like, just leave me here.

[Eddie]

I'm not coming back.

[Morgan]

I don't think that works with the ship's manifest.

[Eddie]

Oh, like, if I'm missing. Good question. If I'm like, say I don't want to come back, and I'm in, like, I don't know, Bahamas. They won't leave without me.

[Morgan]

They will leave without you.

[Eddie]

Yeah, they will.

[Morgan]

At least that's the threat most of the time.

[Eddie]

And what if you don't care? You're like, cool. See ya.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I think it's documented that you're there, though. And then I don't know what that means.

[Eddie]

Then the officials get involved. It's no longer fun. Got it.

[Morgan]

So, like, while you might get left, I do think it's, like, noted that you're left.

[Eddie]

Ah, got it.

[Morgan]

So I don't know that you can do it under the radar. You know what I mean?

[Eddie]

Okay, gotcha.

[Morgan]

But the Bahamas, I don't know if those are US Territory or not, so you could be okay.

[Eddie]

How do you scan? Like, you have, like, a wristband or something.

[Morgan]

You have a card or. Or something that they typically give you. Yeah. And you have to have your passport. If you just leave your passport on the boat, you can't get back on.

[Eddie]

Then I'm done. I'm just stuck on the island. Maybe not a bad thing.

[Morgan]

Really want to do that? Maybe that's what you do. All right, goodbye, everybody. Thanks for hanging out, Eddie.

[Eddie]

Thanks, Morgan.

[Show Announcer]

That's the best bits of the week with Morgan. Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out the other two parts this weekend. Go follow the show on all social platforms.

[Podcast Narrator]

Bobby Bones show and follow at Webgirl

[Show Announcer]

Morgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode

[Podcast Narrator]

on the Adventures of Curiosity Cove podcast. What if there's more to the story than we've been told? This Black History Month, Adventures of Curiosity Cove invites families into a playful mystery that blends history, science, and imagination. As Ella and her friends investigate a missing peanut butter case, they uncovered the legacy of a brilliant innovator, George Washington Carver, and learned how curiosity fuels creativity. In this Black History Month adventure, Adventures at Curiosity Cove shows kids that asking questions, thinking creatively, and imagining what's possible can lead to amazing discoveries. Because history isn't boring. It's full of surprises. Listen to Adventures at Curiosity Cove every Monday from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[Morgan]

This is an iHeart podcast, Guaranteed Human.